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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:10 PM Original message |
Did Chief Justice John Roberts conceal his medical history? |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
1. Heard on CNN that he has not had a medical |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
2. Well he woldn't be a republican if he didn't know how to lie, right? |
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ChairmanAgnostic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. he and Darth share roboticists? |
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la la (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. dickie goes in for new batteries- |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
4. Let him not get REAL sick for a little while yet... |
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texastoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Oh please oh please oh please n/t |
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B2G (714 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Nice |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. I'd like to see his family to have to fight to have his feeding tube removed. |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:26 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. . |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 11:09 PM Response to Reply #8 |
67. ROFL!! |
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frogcycle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:25 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. well, a whole lot of dems regret approving him |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. That's what I'm wondering - can they use this to get him out of the SCOTUS? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:39 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. But DID he so testify? We've let sickos stay on the court for always. |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:43 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. But if he suffered from epilepsy or something, that would be a big issue. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:55 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. Let's say he is--the unfortunate fact of the matter is "so what?" It's not like |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:58 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Lying under oath is perjury - a felony conviction. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:05 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. I watched his hearings. He wasn't ASKED any questions about his health, save |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:23 PM Response to Reply #41 |
48. However Roberts DID fill out a form for the Appeals Court |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:41 PM Response to Reply #48 |
57. So? If his doctor told him it was a "one off" why should he include it? |
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NV Whino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:18 PM Response to Reply #32 |
46. Wow! |
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trashcanistanista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:30 PM Response to Reply #29 |
52. Well, it is a show stopper in a way, |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:43 PM Response to Reply #52 |
59. There are no "witnesses" at the Supremes--it's just nine bastards, a couple of lawyers, |
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trashcanistanista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:50 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. Well, if I were presenting my case in front of them |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:53 PM Response to Reply #63 |
64. You'd have to put your Americans With Disabilities Act knowledge to the fore, I guess... NT |
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trashcanistanista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:56 PM Response to Reply #64 |
65. Yes, you are right.. |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:33 PM Response to Original message |
11. Just heard on ABC that the White House knew about it. |
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lse7581011 (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. And Investigated It |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Maybe he was at one of those Vicks dog fights and got bitten by Rabbie the Rabid pit bull? nt |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:40 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Grand mal siezure. But I'm not a medical professional. |
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lse7581011 (948 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:40 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Wow! |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:42 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Well, he might have to have the wife drive him around...or the aide. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:40 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. You might well be right--I've seen 'em, and that's characteristic... nt |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:42 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. I've seen them plenty of times. |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:03 PM Response to Reply #16 |
37. Yep that's when you foam at the mouth. |
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Stardust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 12:44 AM Response to Reply #37 |
70. Someone dear to me went into a diabetic coma and foamed at the mouth. |
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japple (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:44 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. Sounds like hydrophobia to me, a/k/a rabies. It's why Ole' |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:55 PM Response to Reply #13 |
28. My dog has regular idiopatic grand mal seizures and does the same thing. Phenobarbitol |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:03 PM Response to Reply #11 |
36. screw the white house. the question is: did the senate know before they confirmed? n/t |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:05 PM Response to Reply #36 |
40. Good point. |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:09 PM Response to Reply #36 |
45. The Senate didn't even know Reinquist had mental issues |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:24 PM Response to Reply #45 |
51. it is totally serious. and someone on hardball just said he |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:49 PM Response to Reply #51 |
62. No,,,but it was published in NEWSWEEK a month before he was confirmed. NT |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 11:06 PM Response to Reply #62 |
66. oh, like the senators have time to READ! n/t |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 11:26 PM Response to Reply #66 |
68. Point is, it wasn't a SECRET if his fellow judges AND Newsweek knew about it. |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 01:15 AM Response to Reply #68 |
71. as far as i can tell you're right about senators not asking health questions |
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Bravo Zulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:49 PM Response to Original message |
23. Does this warrant a bed side visit from gonzo? |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
24. Watch the timing |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
25. Not a Roberts fan, but I don't believe seizures would prevent you from holding |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:52 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. The OP is gesturing towards an undisclosed underlying condition.... |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:53 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Exactly. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:01 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. I honestly don't think he did. The White House vets the candidate for the usual suspect sins-- |
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dansolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:33 PM Response to Reply #35 |
54. Anyone stop to think that Roberts was approved with full knowledge of his health history? |
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spotbird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:43 PM Response to Reply #35 |
58. boyfriends? |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:21 PM Response to Reply #27 |
47. According to CNN he filled out a form |
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mod mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:01 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. Is it required to list every ailment that would not interfere with the job? |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:04 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. *That's* what's being discussed - thanks for joining us. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 11:29 PM Response to Reply #25 |
69. Yep, that old Americans With Disabilities act would apply to him, too |
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Bravo Zulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
30. Brian Williams just said |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:56 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. A benign seizure? LOL! |
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seemslikeadream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 05:59 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Brian Williams called Chief Justice John Roberts a prick? |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:05 PM Response to Reply #33 |
42. yeah, damn! what a mouth on that fucking brian williams! n/t |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:07 PM Response to Reply #30 |
43. Frank Luntz called Brian Williams the "GOP GO TO GUY" for his NEARLY INDETECTABLE |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:38 PM Response to Reply #30 |
56. Hehe. |
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Malikshah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
38. WTF, is Sorkin writing reality these days.... this is right out of the West Wing! |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:08 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. If the White House knew, or does not care, there is no issue. Like it or not. |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:24 PM Response to Reply #44 |
50. And his Appeals Court form that he had to fill out? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:37 PM Response to Reply #50 |
55. What about it? Did he fill it out before or after the golf course seizure? And what did he say? NT |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:43 PM Response to Reply #50 |
60. Newsweek reported his 1993 seizure in 2005 |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:48 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Well, that kinda puts to rest the "Secret Seizure" argument |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
49. someone on spitball said he never revealed this to the senate for his confirmation. n/t |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-30-07 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
53. THEY X-RAYED HIS HEAD BUT DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING! |
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